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Cyprus News Agency: News in English (AM), 01-10-10
CONTENTS
[01] JPC - Cyprus - EU
[02] Greek - Turkish Cypriot parties - Meeting
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[01] JPC - Cyprus - EU
Brussels, Oct 10 (CNA) -- Cyprus will be the first among the candidate
countries to complete the accession negotiations with the European Union
(EU), Commissioner for enlargement Gunter Verheugen predicted yesterday,
adding the EU would have preferred a solution to the Cyprus problem to be
reached prior to Cyprus' accession, pointing out however that, that is not
a precondition.
Speaking at the EU-Cyprus Joint Parliamentary Committee meeting in Brussels,
Verheugen expressed disappointment for the refusal of Turkish Cypriot
leader Rauf Denktash to accept the UN Secretary General's invitation for
talks on Cyprus on September 12, a move that was backed by Ankara, he said.
CNA/NM/RM/GP/2001
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[02] Greek - Turkish Cypriot parties - Meeting
Nicosia, Oct 10 (CNA) -- Greek and Turkish Cypriot political parties today
strongly condemned the recent terrorist attacks against the US and
international terrorism and pointed out that "economic, political and
religious problems and differences have to be tackled by the international
community, effectively and justly" however "not by way of terrorism of any
sort."
In a joint communique, the leaders and representatives of the parties, who
met here today also called upon "all people of Cyprus to join the
celebrations of the United Nations Day", to be held at the Ledra Palace
Hotel in the buffer zone and said during their meeting they discussed "the
possibilities to take concrete steps aiming at rapprochement between the
two Cypriot communities." They added that they have created a sub-committee
for organizing future bicommunal events.
CNA/DN/MK/RM/2001
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